Firearm: Harper's Ferry Model musket
dated 1850; .69 cal. smoothbore; the barrel 42 in. L.; walnut stock; 58 in. L. overall
Condition: "F." incised on left butt stock.
Possibly a battlefield relic. Heavily corroded; the muzzle slightly flared. The stock cracked across the wrist and repaired; part of the stock chipped away...